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England thrash Croatia 7-0 for historic Nations League victory
England defeated Croatia 7-0 in a Nations League match played in Rijeka on Saturday. The result marked the heaviest defeat in Croatia’s history, while England moved into second place in the group with six points.
England secured a historic victory by defeating hosts Croatia 7-0 in the third-week match of Group C in the top tier of the Nations League. England led 4-0 at halftime in the match in Rijeka.
Croatia suffered the heaviest defeat in its history, surpassing its previous negative record of a 6-0 loss to Spain in the Nations League in 2018. The match was also Croatia’s heaviest home defeat since its 4-1 loss to England in the 2008 World Cup qualifiers.
England scored four goals in the first half
Harry Kane opened the scoring for England in the eighth minute. Meeting Jude Bellingham’s pass behind the defense, Kane put his team ahead with a right-footed shot.
Bellingham doubled the lead in the 21st minute from Bukayo Saka’s pass. Anthony Gordon scored England’s third goal with a header in the 38th minute.
In the closing moments of the first half, Bellingham crossed after combining with Gordon on the left, and Saka sent the ball into the net to make it 4-0.
England continued to dominate after the break
Harry Kane scored his second goal and England’s fifth in the 53rd minute. Saka converted Kane’s pass in the 68th minute to score his second goal and make it 6-0.
Substitute Morgan Rogers entered the penalty area from Bellingham’s pass in the 87th minute. After rounding Croatia goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic, Rogers rolled the ball into an empty net to complete the scoring.
Group standings
With the victory, England moved onto six points and climbed to second place in the group. Spain, who have the same number of points, will face Czechia later.
Croatia remained on three points and stayed third in the group.
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